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Contents features

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After the tragedy She agonized as cancer claimed her husband 12 years ago, but SC1C Sam Attard understood what she had to do to survive.

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High-ranking police with no experience – a potential disaster Australian police unionists say the new UK regime of direct entr y to the police at superintendent rank should never win acceptance in Australia.

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Police Journal scores on the international stage It was an Award of excellence in europe last year and, now, for Australia’s best police magazine, it’s silver and bronze in the USA.

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Dr Rod Pearce health Writer

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the Police Journal is published by the Police Association of South Australia, 27 Carrington St, Adelaide, SA 5000, (ABn 73 802 822 770).

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Police Association of South Australia Mark Carroll PreSIdent 0417 876 732

Julian Snowden

david reynolds

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trevor Milne dePUty PreSIdent

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Mitch Manning

Samantha Strange

Jim tappin

DeLeGates METRO NORTh BRANCh

Coober Pedy...................Jeff Page

Intelligence Support.......Kevin hunt

elizabeth ..........................glenn Pink

Kadina ..............................ric Schild

Port Adelaide ..................robert Beattie

henley Beach ..................Matthew Kluzek

nuriootpa ........................Michael Casey

South Coast....................Jason tank

holden hill .......................nigel Savage

Port Augusta ...................Peter hore Port Pirie ..........................gavin Mildrum

Sturt .................................Brad Scott

gawler .............................david Savage golden grove .................Simon nappa Parks ................................Sonia giacomelli Port Adelaide ..................rebecca Burns Salisbury..........................taryn trevelion northern Prosecution ....tim Pfeiffer

CRiME COMMAND BRANCh Elizabeth.........................Kym Wilson (chair) Major Crime ....................Campbell hill Adelaide ..........................dac thomas

METRO SOuTh BRANCh Sturt .................................Michael Quinton (chair) netley ..............................Mark Williams norwood .........................ralph rogerson

doCIB .............................dwayne Illies

South Coast....................Peter Clifton

COuNTRy NORTh BRANCh

forensic Services ...........Adam gates

South Coast....................russell Stone

Port Lincoln ....................Lloyd Parker (chair)

fraud ................................Jamie dolan

Southern traffic ..............Peter tellam

Ceduna ............................Anthony taylor

holden hill .......................narelle Smith

Southern Prosecution ....Andrew heffernan

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iNDuSTRiAL grievance officer James McComb

POLiCE JOuRNAL

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grievance officer Matthew Karger

editor Brett Williams

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firearms ...........................leonie turner

Adelaide hills ..................Joe Mcdonald Berri..................................John gardner Millicent ...........................nick Patterson Murray Bridge .................Kym Cocks naracoorte ......................grant Baker

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PresiDeNt Mark Carroll

Why super should be in all members’ thinking TRy

talking to a 20- or 30-something about superannuation and you’re not likely to find him or her riveted by the conversation.

At that age, young workers have many more exciting and, to them, more important things on which to focus.

So, for them, the topic of superannuation is out of sight, out of mind. But all young and older workers have super, even though they might not come to appreciate its worth until they hit their 40s. that’s after their half-time career siren has sounded and they realize just how important it is to consider the sums. they rightly start asking themselves whether their super funds are great enough to support them in retirement. other pertinent questions they ask of themselves are: • Will I need to score another job after I retire so as to guarantee my lifestyle?

• If I do actually need a post-retirement job, will I be able to convince an employer to take me on? the 1,300 members of the now defunct Police Pension Scheme have come through the job hearing it (the scheme) referred to as the golden handcuffs.

Police who began their employment with SAPol before May 31, 1990 belong to the scheme.

It wound up with the golden handcuffs nickname because, those who did not leave the job at the age of 40 after 20 years’ service were unlikely to contribute enough money after that time to secure the benefit the scheme could offer from age 55 onward. the current employer cost for the scheme is 20.5 per cent of member “salaries”. this means that the value of the remuneration package for police officers in the scheme is gross salary plus 20.5 per cent of “superannuation salary”.

But this is not the same as total gross earnings, as not all shift work and weekend and public holiday earnings are reflected in the statutory 10 per cent loading on base salary which is used to determine “superannuation salary”. other police are members of triple S Police AUGUST 2014 Police Journal

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Superannuation. t he current government contribution for police is 10 per cent of salary. the superannuation guarantee has to be paid in respect of normal-time earnings, which encompass full shift-work loadings and rates of pay for rostered work on weekends and public holidays. the superannuation guarantee increased by .25 per cent of salary as of July 1, 2013 and again on July 1, 2014, increasing it from 9 per cent of salary to 9.5 per cent of salary. the 10 per cent employer contribution that included an additional 1 per cent of salary was agreed to be paid to police officers when the Police lump Sum Scheme closed on May 3, 1994.

Police officers have always received a premium since that time above the legislated superannuation guarantee. the association expected that premium to remain so that, when the superannuation guarantee increased, the 1 per cent premium would be maintained. the government has refused to maintain it. So, instead of a member of triple S Police Superannuation receiving an employer contribution of 10.5 per cent, the premium has been eroded by .5 per cent. the Police Association is considering its legal options in respect of a challenge to the government’s refusal. the government bases its position on its interpretation of section 5(3) of the triple S Act.

FuTuRE SuPERANNuATiON OPTiONS As part of the current round of enterprise bargaining, the association will raise with government the possibility of changes to police superannuation.

Members who dedicate their working lives to the police profession should unquestionably have the ability to retire with dignity. Policing takes a heavy toll on both the mind and body; and much academic research confirms as much.

Members who dedicate their working lives to the police profession should unquestionably have the ability to retire with dignity.

Against the backdrop of this evidence, the association intends to negotiate for changes to the scheme. Proposals under association consideration include: • the option to make compulsory member contribution on a pre-tax basis.

• Increasing level of employer contributions linked to service.

• Increasing level of death and disability insurance to address Commonwealth proposed increase in preservation age.

• review of shift-work loading in Police Pension Scheme to reflect actual earnings from shift work.

I encourage all Police Association members, irrespective of age, to consider seriously how their superannuation benefits will support the lifestyles they hope to enjoy in retirement.

Start a conversation about superannuation at home and at work. Seek advice from the Police Superannuation office or a Police Credit Union financial advisor. for its part, the Police Association committee of management aspires to improve its members’ superannuation.

iNSPiRiNG COuRAGE front-line police demonstrate the depth of their courage every day, in the face of physical violence, threats, communicable diseases and countless other evils. But the way in which they confront some of their personal battles is equally courageous and inspiring to many.

Senior Constable 1C Sam Attard found herself widowed after her detective husband, Michael nasalik, lost a traumatic fight against cancer 12 years ago. his death, of course, left her heartbroken but she could not afford to withdraw into her misery.

She was now responsible to act as both mother and

father to her two small children – a supremely tough challenge for a grieving widow.

And other character-testing challenges followed, such as overcoming loneliness and living with painful recollections of the daily battle through which she supported her husband. Sam also had to confront a serious health problem of her own.

Ultimately, however, she has come through these past 12 years with her dignity, spirit and sense of humour all intact. She has remarried and continues to raise her now three children, and the Police Association congratulates her. now, the association takes delight in telling her story (After the tragedy, page 10) in this issue as a follow-up to the feature his toughest ever challenge ( Police Journal , december 2002).

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After the trAgedy The cancer death of her husband 12 years ago left Sam Attard (formerly Nasalik) with two small children to raise.

Along the way, she has battled loneliness, flashbacks and a serious health scare of her own.

By Brett Williams

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to a late-night tap on her shoulder as she lay sleeping on a sofa bed in the Mary Potter hospice. the nurse who had gently roused her said simply: “It’s finished.” Sam Attard knew exactly what that meant: that in the adjoining room, her Sturt-based detective husband, Michael nasalik, had just died of an incurable tumour.

She had left his bedside only an hour earlier to get some sleep, while his parents kept watch over him. “he was close to his parents, and they were there with him when he took his last breath,” Attard says, as tears well in her eyes.

“I sometimes think: ‘Maybe that’s the way he wanted it – for me to get a bit of rest and for him to spend time with his parents.’

And that was (how it happened).”

Attard and her parents-in-law had expected their husband and son to die, but not so soon. only nine weeks had passed since his diagnosis in october 2002. And the surgeon who had revealed the incurability of the tumour had given 36-year-old nasalik six to 12 months to live.

But, on november 30, he collapsed at home. his abdominal tumour, which had extended into his stomach and liver, had ruptured. Attard called her gP who, in turn, called an ambulance which rushed nasalik to the royal Adelaide hospital. there, he went straight through to the emergency room, where doctors assessed his condition. And one of them soon emerged with only bad news for Attard. “they had the option of operating,” she says, “but, after all the doctors we’d spoken to, I knew that, if they operated, he would have died anyway. So, I had to say: ‘no,’ and just let things take their course.

“Because he was doing a lot of internal bleeding, we had to take him to Mary Potter hospice. I ended up going there with his parents and they slept in the room (with him).

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“I let them know that it wasn’t a time for us to be frightened, that we needed to work together as a family and get on with life.”

Shanna and harrison on the property they moved to in 2004

“I contacted as many people as I could think of to come down and say their goodbyes, because I knew time was running out. And I arranged for my mum to bring the kids down. “he wanted me to keep the kids away when he was going through stages like this because he didn’t want to upset them. But, because I knew that this was going to be it, I had to bring the kids down to give them the opportunity to say goodbye.”

As these final goodbyes played out, Attard saw how her husband’s failing body, and strong doses of morphine, made it tough for nasalik to communicate.

But she felt certain he knew what was going on around him, particularly after a visit from one of his mates. he was a colleague and fellow soccer fan nasalik had worked with years earlier on a holden hill patrol team.

With a quip he directed at his dying mate, about ePl club Arsenal, he broke through the fog of trauma and sorrow. And that gave Attard a laugh and some relief, but only fleetingly.

After about 48 hours had passed since his collapse, nasalik died around 3am on Monday, december 2. Attard drew comfort from hundreds of his friends and colleagues who farewelled him at his Centennial Park funeral four days later.

But in the weeks and months that followed, comfort gave way to the punishing reality of loneliness. “I had these two kids, and that’s when the reality set in: that I had to do this (raise them) on my own,” Attard recalls.

“But I’m a fairly independent person. I always have been. And I guess my independent instinct kicked in. I guess it was that fight-or-flight reaction.

“I decided that I would do as much as I could with the kids on my own. I went and bought a caravan with some money I’d put away and I used to take the kids around in it.” of all that she faced as a 33-year-old widow, Attard found her dual role of mother and father to three-year-old Shanna and 18-month-old harrison the hardest.

“I tried to support them,” she says. “I let them know that it wasn’t a time for us to be frightened, that we needed to work together as a family and get on with life. My kids were and always have been at the forefront.”

Attard, then a tea tree gully-based constable, continued to work part-time, as she had during the battle she helped her husband fight against his cancer. he had insisted that she not take extended leave or allow their routine to change in any way.

After two years, through which she worked hard to balance her commitments to family and policing, Attard transferred to Mount Barker police station. there, as a part-timer, she performed both front-office and patrol work.

Part of the reason she had survived widowhood up to that point was the work she did to build up her confidence.

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“I just needed to get out and do things for me,” she says. “that was so that I could get the confidence within myself to know that I could do this on my own and not have to rely on people.

“I did have support there with the grandparents, but I still think that, to go through bringing up these kids on my own, I needed that confidence.

“And I just wanted to get out and do different things that I wouldn’t normally have done, just to take my mind off things and keep myself busy.”

Attard never feared the difficult task of solo childrearing because she and nasalik had talked about it. “not in great depth,” she says, “but, from little chats we had, I knew that he wanted me to keep going and to be strong for the kids. And I guess that’s what I prepared myself for.”

Clockwise from top left: Attard and her husband, Mark, on their wedding day with the children; Shanna, harrison and Charlotte enjoy the outdoors at Port germein in 2008; the children on the Victor harbor causeway last May.

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Attard met her then future husband, Mark. She concedes, with a somewhat embarrassed look, that they found each other via the Internet. Although she had never ruled out remarrying, her initial interest in him was only social.

Soon, however, it became romantic and, in 2004, the couple moved with the children into a 16ha country property. two years later, Attard gave birth to her third child, Charlotte, whose parents got married in 2007 and moved the family to another, even larger, country property. long before that, however, Attard had at times thought it possibly the wrong move to allow a new man into her family.

“But,” she says, “as I got older, I just wanted (to be) socializing with someone.

“At night, when the kids are all in bed, you just sit at home and watch telly. you just

need that company; and I’m not the type of person who could sit in a rocking chair, wear black and not move on. And I don’t think he (‘nas’) expected me to do that either.”

While she is rightly free of guilt about moving on, Attard does at times suffer flashbacks to the traumatic last nine weeks of nasalik’s life. When her work takes her into hospitals, she reacts to the sight of cancer patients taking their chemotherapy by drip.

It sparks her memories of the treatment nasalik had to endure: chemo from a take-home pack he wore on his belt. It pumped the chemo drugs into him 24 hours a day and made clicking and pumping sounds. Anything Attard hears like that today takes her back to that time.

“And I’ve struggled,” she says. “I just see (images of) him suffering and think: ‘Well, why?’ ” But it was a cancer scare of her own, in 2007, that caused Attard more flashbacks than had any other memory-prompters. A Pap smear she undertook had shown a precancerous high-grade abnormality.

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Attard almost fainted on the surgery floor. “I got quite anxious,” she says. “I had to have surgery to correct it.

“It’s a situation that lots of women face but, because of what I’d been through (with nas), my fear was high. It was very hard for me to put things into perspective. “now I go and get all my health checks: Pap smears, breast scans, blood tests, cholesterol tests… I don’t know whether I’m being a bit anxious about it all, but it’s just something I do now, and I try to keep myself fit and healthy.” of course, her ultimate reminders of nasalik are policing – in which she met and worked with him – and Shanna and harrison, now 15 and 13.

Constantly before her is the striking resemblance harrison bears to his father.

And in Shanna she sees not only a physical resemblance but also the nasalik personality.

“Particularly when she and I have a bit of a disagreement over something,” Attard explains. “(In Shanna) I see glimpses of him all the time.

Attard with Charlotte, harrison and Shanna

“… instead of complaining, we might as well make the most of being alive ourselves.”

“I think it’s a great thing.

It actually puts a smile on my face because it’s a friendly reminder that he’s still here.” for Shanna, who shows an intellect beyond her years, memories of her late father are frustratingly incomplete or, as she describes it, “in fractions”. “So there are all these blank, empty spaces,” she explains.

“It just makes me very confused because I’m the sort of person who likes to know things and have them set out chronologically.” harrison was way too young at the time his father died to have any memory of him and only knows his appearance from photos. for Attard, who transferred to Victor harbor police station in 2010, the workplace is a strong reminder of nasalik, particularly in winter. that is when she sees detectives wearing long black coats outdoors and remembers him dressed in the same garment.

She catches up with many of those detectives and other cops nasalik was close to at work. “Some still say: ‘Are you okay to talk about it (losing nasalik)?’ and I am,” she insists.

“I’ve always been very upfront about talking about this because I think it’s important for me to get support from people. not that I would ever rely on people too much: I’m a bit stubborn like that.”

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NASALiK was never a sufferer who

bothered asking: “Why me?” Attard, however, did ask and still today feels cheated by the cancer that struck and ultimately claimed her husband.

She still sees plenty of injustice in the drug addict or alcoholic surviving his or her vice while others, such as nasalik, die of diseases they do not choose. “I think: ‘Why are they still there and he’s not?’ ” she says. “I do get that resentment sometimes.

“And with suicides, I think: ‘these are perfectly healthy human beings, and he didn’t have the opportunity to decide whether to stay here or not.

It (his life) was just taken away from him.’ ” Shanna and harrison, with a surprisingly philosophical outlook, seem not to think of themselves as children cheated out of their father.

Says Shanna: “I wouldn’t really say that (I feel ripped off or cheated) because I know we live in a world that is pretty much probability. And I guess he just got caught in the bad side of it really.

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Michael nasalik at holden hill patrol base where he first worked as a patrol officer in the 1980s

could say that we’d feel ripped off but, even if you do, it’s not going to change anything. So, instead of complaining, we might as well make the most of being alive ourselves.” harrison agrees with his sister and reckons he does not feel cheated simply because “this stuff happens”. “And,” he says, “you’ve just got to take it on the chin, really.” his mother suspects that if his father were looking down on the nasalik-Attard family now, he would be “really proud”.

Shanna has excelled academically and is about to head off to Sweden on a six-month student exchange. harrison, who plays soccer and hockey, has also done well at school and might yet pursue a police career.

So, to Attard, the immediate future is straightforward: she intends to continue to be a rock to her children. “We’re happy,” she says of her whole family. “We’ve got a beautiful place that the kids love.

“And you just do what you can to support them, give them guidance, and let them have dreams as big as they want.” PJ

Doctors diagnosed Michael Nasalik with an incurable abdominal tumour in October, 2002, after he had collapsed at a weekend barbecue the previous month. during a consultation he went to with his police officer wife, Sam, a senior surgeon told him he would likely die within 12 months. nasalik and Sam, then aged 36 and 33, were parents to three-year-old Shanna and 18-month-old harrison.

In the days after learning of his fate, nasalik went about breaking the news of his condition to his family, friends and Sturt CIB colleagues.

Unable to work after the diagnosis, he stayed at home and undertook chemotherapy by means of a take-home chemo pack. fixed to his belt, it administered the chemo drugs into his right upper arm through a tube – 24 hours a day. he also had to undertake chemotherapy in hospital once every three weeks, and that required an overnight stay. the treatment caused him lethargy and compromised his senses of smell and taste. nasalik took a mentally tough approach to his plight, avoided negative thoughts and never asked: “Why me?” his parents moved in with him to help with his care. Sam continued to go to work at his request. She had, at one point during his nine-week battle, lost 8kg owing to stress. “he was always into soccer and wanted to coach harrison when he was a bit bigger,” she told the Police Journal in 2002 (his toughest ever challenge). “he’s not going to be around to do that, and that really upsets me.” during october 2002, the Police Association and its members, throughout SAPol, donated to a fundraiser set up to send the nasalik family to the gold Coast theme parks.

Kym hand and Mark Kinsley, then attached to Sturt CIB, managed the fundraising effort which brought in more than $10,000. nasalik made a special trip to Sturt police station to thank his mates and, while there, hand presented him with tickets for the trip.

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Between october 31 and november 2, the nasaliks visited Sea World, Movie World and Australia Zoo. “We wanted to experience it with Shanna and have her bring back those memories and hold on to them for as long as she can,” nasalik told the Police Journal.

“I think we’ve achieved that: she’s done nothing but talk about Steve Irwin’s crocodile park, and the dolphins, since she’s come back.”

In november, nasalik contacted Police Journal editor Brett Williams to ask him if he would write a story through which he (nasalik) could thank his colleagues for their support.

Williams wrote the feature article his toughest ever challenge and ran it as the december 2002 cover story. nasalik died on the same day (02.12.02) as the release of that december issue and so never got to see his story in print. his greatest concern throughout his last days was to see that Sam and his children were free of household and financial burdens. for that reason he had tried desperately to wrap up outstanding jobs on the family home.

“I’m trying to cram that in to as short a time as I possibly can,” he told the Police Journal. “I can then see that dream finished … and enjoy it, but I will still work toward financial and other security for Sam and the kids.”

Sieges in Sydney (above) and Adelaide (centre and right) Images courtesy the Advertiser

HigH-rANkiNg PoliCe WiTH No exPerieNCe – a potential disaster A banker, teacher or deli owner could join the police at superintendent rank today in the UK. talk of creating the same opportunity in Australia has police unions warning the community of exactly what it would stand to lose.

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EACh of three major sieges in Australian

capital cities since early last year demanded a rapid first response and expert management by seasoned police officers. that was no doubt the justified expectation of the public when an unhinged offender struck in Brisbane, as did another in Sydney and a third in Adelaide.

Brisbane: for more than an hour, Queensland police had to apply their expertise to a siege in the city’s Queen St Mall in March last year. lee Matthew hillier had appeared in, and begun to wander around, the shopping precinct with an exposed handgun. the police went about evacuating both shoppers and workers, undertook negotiations with hillier, and eventually fired on him with non-lethal beanbag pellets. the siege ended with his arrest and no injuries to police or members of the public.

Sydney: for two-and-a-half hours, nSW police had to contain a volatile situation in which former taxi driver Abdula ganiji threatened to ignite a petrol bomb outside Parliament house last december. his threat came as he sat in a car he had driven onto the footpath and parked outside the building.

Police sealed off a length of Macquarie St between Sydney’s hyde Park and State library, negotiated with ganiji and ultimately stormed the car and arrested him.

Adelaide: South Australian police managed a 13-hour siege in the southern centre of the city in June. Violent, armed criminal rodney Clavell, holed up in a King William St building with four women – after 17 days on the run – had refused to surrender.

Police co-ordinated a lockdown stretching over several blocks, kept the public informed through media interviews directly from the scene, and continuously attempted negotiation with Clavell. the siege ended after he took his own life.

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each one of these sieges threatened public safety, caused major shut-downs of huge geographical areas, and wreaked disruption across central business districts. But the most important commonality was the well-trained, experienced police in charge.

As men and women with multiple proven abilities, they contained the threats, returned their cities to normal, and saw that no harm came to the innocent.

Police federation of Australia vice-president Mark Carroll said that, in the case of the Adelaide siege, officers had acted “in the interests of every city worker, visitor and resident”. “the on-scene police managers came with their decades of experience; the StAr group contributed its invaluable skills; and the street-wise patrols supported the whole operation,” he said.

Queensland Police Union president Ian leavers told the media that, in the Brisbane incident, his members had “acted on instinct” and done “a tremendous job”. “there were a lot of people around and it could have been a dangerous, dangerous situation,” he said. “fortunately, no innocent bystander was affected and the public were protected by the police.” to its great fortune, the Australian community has long had experienced cops on hand to manage all manner of public crises.

But fewer leaders of that type would front up to take control if Australian police forces were to adopt the UK’s new direct entry (Superintendent) Programme. the controversial initiative opens the floodgates to civilians to begin police careers at superintendent rank.

“one of these direct-entry recruits will be placed in a position where he or she just hasn’t got the skills or experience for a task and that will put people’s lives at risk.”

that means that applicants accepted into the programme could come from fields without the remotest connection to policing. they would also come with no police experience and no requirement to progress through the ranks.

Instead, successful applicants would undertake as little as 15 months’ training or, in the case of the london Met, 18 months.

And, according to the UK College of Policing website, “there are no specific academic or educational qualifications required in order to apply for the direct entry (Superintendent) Programme”.

At least seven UK police forces, including the london Met, have embraced the programme, which they say will bring fresh perspectives to policing.

Seemingly leading the direct-entry charge is london Met commissioner Sir Bernard hoganhowe. he insists that the programme will deliver “new ideas, fresh perspective and broader senior leadership qualities”. “you could be a head or deputy-head teacher, chief probation officer or a senior manager,” he says in an Internet promotional video.

“We’ll provide you with the training you need to be a police officer. the 18-month programme we’ve designed will cover the full range of policing skills and knowledge you will need to be quickly effective in the role.”

But many others in the UK, such as author and former police officer Mike Pannett, see nothing but sheer folly in the programme. “I believe this is totally undermining our entire police service,” he said in a BBC tV interview.

“It does take time to understand what it’s like to go to a domestic incident, what it’s like to be confronted by a knife-wielding person who’s high on drugs. “these are all situations you find yourself in and you have to deal with them. And … there are systems in place within the police to fast-track and identify high-potential officers already.”

In another t V inter view, former Police Superintendents’ Association of england and Wales president derek Barnett added to the criticism.

“When you come to critical decisions, at some stage you have to … rely on your experience and instinct,” he said. “And you cannot get that experience and instinct in a 15-month classroom environment.” now, Australian police unions are horrified that Victoria Police management, led by Chief Commissioner Ken lay, has embraced the directentry concept.

In its Victoria Police Blue Paper: A Vision for Victoria Police in 2025, it asserts that direct entry would “open up the policing culture” with “fresh perspectives”. the document, published in May, claims other benefits to be the capacity to bring in high-level skills and experience and broaden the talent pool from which to choose leaders. “of course, appropriate selection, training and experience on the job … will be essential,” the document reads.

“A generalist form of direct entry would attract participants … assessed as having the potential to be a senior police officer. they would undergo intensive in-force training and formal instruction for some months…

“Specialist direct entry could be for a fixed term or on an ongoing basis. It should be accompanied by a short ‘orientation’ course of two to three weeks to familiarise the entrant with the Victoria Police operating environment.” the Police federation of Australia has proclaimed its total opposition to the direct-entry concept and insists that its members regard it with equal contempt.

PfA chief executive officer Mark Burgess predicts that, when the public comes to a full understanding of direct entry, outrage will follow. “how could anyone possibly suggest that we could give someone two to three weeks’ training and, then, put them in a police uniform and give them a senior rank?” he asks. “to expect someone from outside to come into policing and assume the role of a police leader, managing complex police operations where lives and property are at risk, is farcical. “one would hope that a direct-entry superintendent managing a siege or other crisis has some experienced sergeants, senior sergeants and inspectors at his or her disposal to manage the operation.

“Perhaps the same sergeants, senior sergeants and inspectors who were overlooked for promotion in favour of the direct-entry recruit.”

Mr Burgess points to the abundance of “talented future police leaders” already serving Australian police forces.

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h e also highlights the M anlybased Australian Institute of Police Management and its reputation as one of the world’s best institutions for preparing police leaders.

“So the diversity the UK might be striving for in its police leaders is being developed here in Australia through current and prospective police leaders,” he explained. “direct entry will come back to bite the london Met. one of these directentry recruits will be placed in a position where he or she just hasn’t got the skills or experience for a task and that will put people’s lives at risk.”

But, in the UK, civilian applicants are lining up for the chance to switch from banker, retailer or teacher to police superintendent. By mid-May, the london Met had received more than 360 registrations of interest, according to the guardian.

Most applicants came from managerial roles while others were working in professional fields and the public sector.

But, in Australia, the PfA intends to fight any move to implement direct entry.

“I doubt that the concept will get any traction in other jurisdictions,” Mark Burgess said. “But, if there is any attempt to breathe life into it, police unions across Australia will ensure that the public and politicians understand its shortcomings. “this is one area where police unions will have the strong backing of many thousands of senior police across the country.” PJ

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Police Journal scores on the international stage By Nick Damiani

ThE Police Journal won silver and bronze in

an international magazine awards event in the uS last month. In its judgement of the journal’s output for 2013, ohio-based trade, Association and Business Publications International (tABPI) delivered glowing critiques.

“Police Journal is one of the best B2B magazines that I have seen in a long time,” one judge commented. “the layout is breathtaking and easy to manoeuver. “the stories are fresh, clean, well-written and relevant. there is no wasted space, and all of the content serves the industry well.” the remarks came in response to the journal’s february 2013 issue, which the Police Association entered in the Best Single issue category to win silver. the cover story was forced to Shoot, which detailed the 2005 Burnside shooting. other stories were letting go, which told of the impact of police dogs’ deaths on their handlers, and thoroughly impressed with police, a profile piece on then-radio presenter Ali Clarke.

In the Best Opening Page or Spread category, the journal received the bronze award for the opening spread of forced to shoot. the judge remarked: “this piece uses wonderful colours and great placement from the men to the type.”

In the Best Feature Article category, in which tABPI acknowledges the top 25, the Police Journal placed ninth with triple Murder, Sisters grief from the August 2013 issue.

And, in the category of Best Focus/Profile Article, the journal scored one of only three honourable mentions for Bound for Boston (december 2013). the awards follow the journal’s success in europe last year, when it won an Award of Excellence from ICMA (International Creative Media Awards), also for forced to shoot.

Police Journal editor Brett Williams said he was delighted that the journal had proved so successful against some of the world’s best B2B (business-to-business) magazines.

“Much of the credit belongs to our graphic designer, Sam Kleidon, and photographer Steve McCawley,” he said. “their input was critical in our silver and bronze wins; and I consider myself very fortunate to have two such sought-after professionals working with me.

“Ultimately, I hope this international success shows our readers that we really are producing the best possible magazine for them.

“And, as always, I'm grateful for the trust they place in us to tell their stories, which we’re now telling right around the world.”

Police Association president Mark Carroll paid tribute to the three key players in the production of the journal. “to receive recognition in your own country is one thing, but to receive it from a US-based international body is truly special,” he said.

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From top: Brett Williams, Sam Kleidon and Steve McCawley.

“Brett, Sam and Steve are deeply passionate about the journal, and that’s clear from what they’ve achieved together.

“And, really, the ultimate acknowledgement of their work comes in the form of frequent positive feedback I hear from our members about the journal.” the tABPI and ICMA awards follow Brett Williams’ success at the Publishers Australia excellence Awards in Sydney last year, when he was runner-up Journalist of the year (B2B). he was also a finalist in the Single Article of the year category. PJ

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Group Life insurance beneficiarY nomination forms Owing to a Supreme Court decision, the Police Association no longer uses the GLI beneficiary forms. Existing forms held at the association have been destroyed.

Now, in the case of the death of a member, the GLI benefit (currently $300,000) will be paid to his or her estate.

Accordingly, the association’s strong advice is that you ensure that your estate is well-administered. This is best achieved by having a valid will.

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retiring Members’ Dinner a fantastic night

Appreciation for the rMD I appreciated the annual retiring Members’ dinner on friday night (June 27). not only was it a time to catch up with all those other old buggers who have “pulled the pin” but I felt it was a nice culmination to my 43 years.

I thank the Police Association for not only what it did for me during my career, but for this “final fling” which my wife and guests and I thoroughly enjoyed. thank you again for taking the time to think about those who have left the job and good luck for the future for yourselves and those who remain. thank you Glenn Thomson

CiB reunion the annual CIB reunion, established by tom Jennings, Bob lindner, Chris Chamberlain and the now late Merv Calliss, is scheduled for Monday, September 15, 2014. hundreds of retired detectives have supported this informal event enthusiastically over the past eight years.

I have taken over the role of chief organizer from tom Jennings, who has retired from the group. the 2014 reunion will be held at the Police Club between 2pm and 6 pm.

Any former, retired, soon-to-retire or serving detectives are invited to attend.

Any former CIB support staff, or others who regard themselves as having a connection to the CIB, are also invited.

A fee of $10 is necessary to cover organizational costs. And, as usual, invitations will be sent out via e-mail and post to all current group members on our list.

Could I ask that members contact me by e-mail (grahamwp2@gmail.com) or phone (0417 881 745) by September 10 if they would like to attend and/or be included in future mail-outs.

Graham Puckridge detective Sergeant (ret)

I recently attended the 2014 retiring Members’ dinner at the hilton hotel.

Can I say it was a fantastic night?

My guests and I had a great night and I thank you for the recognition and effort the Police Association made to make it a great night. regards ian Fisher

The Tour De MCg As an elizabeth police officer and a proud father of three beautiful kids, I understand the importance of children’s health care.

So I intend to be one of 12 riders to take part in tour de MCg, a little heroes foundation charity bicycle ride. It will start at Adelaide oval on September 22 and finish at the MCg on September 26. the ride is to raise funds for essential equipment and services for thousands of seriously ill children and their families.

Since 1996, little heroes foundation has raised more than $13 million dollars for life-saving facilities at the Women’s and Children’s hospital, and to provide daily support to families through the little heroes Care programme.

I ask every Police Journal reader to help us reach our goal of raising $25,000 for this worthy cause. follow us on the little heroes foundation website (heroeshq.org /tourde mc g) or on fac e book (m.facebook.com/tourdemcg).

Best regards Steven houben elizabeth Crime Scene

grateful for support I have been incredibly heartened by the countless expressions of support for my family and me after the death of my wife, denise. She had been seriously ill for some time and passed away on June 15.

So many of the colleagues I served with – as a police officer and Police Association committee member – contacted me and later attended denise’s funeral. their words of sympathy and offers to help in any way were of great comfort.

Messages of support came from around the country, and that included a sympathy card from the Western Australia Police Union.

All this care and support made me feel especially proud to have been a member of the blue team for 46-plus years. I extend my deepest thanks to everyone who took the time to call and/or attend denise’s funeral.

Mick Standing detective Sgt (ret)

Course reunion Course 38 began its police academy training in 1971, and graduated in 1974.

An informal reunion of the course members will be held at the Police Club on friday, September 19 at 3pm.

Anyone who had anything to do with the course is welcome to attend but should first contact me or Allan henderson (0414 604 138, evanville@ activ8.net.au) by phone or e-mail.

Andy Marks 0428 836 200 andrew.marks@santos.com amarks54@bigpond.net.au

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Q&a

is the lockout legislation reducing alcohol-fuelled violence on Hindley St? From top: Senior Const robbert garnett, Senior Const Paul Blenkiron and Sergeant david Chamberlain.

Senior Const robbert garnett

Senior Const Paul Blenkiron

Sergeant David Chamberlain

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I was working with Queensland Police when the 3am lockout laws came into effect there in 2006. drink Safe Precincts were implemented as a measure to curb alcohol-fuelled violence.

As occurred in Queensland, there was a marked decrease of anti-social behaviour on hindley St after the implementation of the 3am lockout.

Pre-lockout it was common to be arresting people for alcohol-related disorderly and fighting offences at 7, 8 or even 9am. there are still a few problems with a peak time between say, 2:30am and 4am, when the usual heroes try to resist the lockout and are arrested. Incidents of this nature are in the minority – most revellers head home shortly after the lockout. once the lockout commenced the benefits were immediately noticeable. the street is now empty of people by 5:30am. Inner-city workers can now commute through the entertainment district safely, without confronting drunken anti-social behaviour.

We’re noticing more people in hindley St earlier, 9:00 – 9:30 pm, with long lines to pubs and clubs. the City Watch house is still busy and there are still many arrests.

I think another hot summer is required to determine if this is having a lasting effect. the biggest deterrent now is pro-active hindley St police officers who deter the troublemakers early by moving them on – before the assaults occur. the clubs and pubs appear to be closing earlier and there certainly aren’t as many issues after about 5:30 am. there is little flow-on to day shift with the larger clubs now closing at 8am. the biggest issue is getting people to leave hindley St when they’re locked out. there are more people on the street and the taxi ranks have extensive lines.

More traffic flow and easier access out of the CBd would help.

the 3am lockout has had a positive effect on reducing alcohol-fuelled violence.

Before lockout legislation, friday nights were almost as busy as Saturday nights. now, however, when 3am lockout arrives, many people actually go home with the venues closing by around 4am and the streets being fairly empty by 5am.

Saturday nights can be just as busy as they were before this legislation, but the 3am lockout causes a significant percentage of club goers to either stay inside the club they’re in at 3am or dribble out from this time onward. either way, once outside, they have no alternative other than to head home, which reduces the number of drunken people wandering the street. generally, most people are gone by 5am or so.

Before this legislation, Saturday night crowds would be in and out of various clubs until 6am, with fights occurring on the street all night and well into Sunday day shift.

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iNDustriaL Nick Damiani

Mandatory blood-testing

“each year, more than 700 police officers are “the large number of boards and committees blood-testing of assaulted in the line of duty,” he said. “of these, currently in existence contributes to duplication, unnecessary complexity and inefficiency within violent offenders has stayed firmly on the Police many involved the transmission of body fluids.

Association agenda since delegates first proposed “It’s sensible to have procedures in place to government,” the release read. it at their 2012 annual conference. identify diseases the officers might have been the Police disciplinary tribunal, Police review they insisted that legislation had to change infected with so they can begin appropriate treatment tribunal and the Police Superannuation Board will to compel offenders to undergo blood tests for as soon as possible.” all be subject to cancellation under the new communicable diseases. this was to apply to cases guidelines. in which offenders assaulted police officers and, GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMiTTEES Police Association president Mark Carroll said in the process, transmitted one or another of their three SAPol boards are in the gun after these three boards were essential to police activity (offenders’) body fluids to those officers. and should remain.

Premier Jay Weatherill announced the new Simpler regulation Unit last month.

After the conference, the association went “We’ll be lobbying Police Minister tony Piccolo about lobbying Attorney-general John rau to Mr Weatherill, via a media release, announced to make these boards exempt from abolition,” introduce the desired legislation. that every SA government board or committee would he said.

As a result, Premier Jay Weatherill announced be abolished unless the relevant minister could at the association’s 2013 annual conference that prove that it has “an essential purpose that cannot iDENTiFiCATiON PARADES be filled in an alternative way”. his government, if re-elected, would introduce new the Police Association has successfully lobbied legislation. the government for reforms to the the government has since introduced a bill identification parade process.

“It’s sensible to have procedures in place to SAPol announced in early July that it for an act to amend the Criminal law (forensic Procedures) Act 2007. had reviewed and amended the general identify diseases the officers might have Police Association president Mark Carroll order for identification to allow for been infected with so they can begin said that incidents too often involved police photographs or video to be used in lieu of officers being spat or bled on, bitten, or traditional police line-ups for identifying appropriate treatment as soon as possible.” otherwise exposed to offenders’ body fluids. suspects.

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In 2012, the association commissioned Professor COMPuTER-AiDED DiSPATCh, AuTOMATiC neil Brewer to prepare an eyewitness identification VEhiCLE LOCATiON PROJECT test to assist in allaying the fears of some Several members have contacted the Police Association to highlight inaccuracies with parliamentarians who held concerns about changes SAPol’s newly implemented automatic vehicle to long-standing identification processes.

Mr Brewer cited evidence that live line-ups did location system. the AVl is designed to provide the geographic not demonstrate any superior performance in terms of preventing identification of innocent suspects or location of a police vehicle to Comcen maximizing the identification of offenders. dispatchers. It also shows information such as the speed of the vehicle, the association provided the direction of travel and the subsequent report to … traditional police line-ups Commissioner gary Burns. whether lights and/or sirens are activated.

Association president were often unsuccessful and Mark Carroll argued during the system is available difficult to organize because on all vehicles fitted with the lobbying process that the new neC mobile data traditional police line-ups victims were sometimes were often unsuccessful and terminal. reluctant to come facedifficult to organize because SAPol plans a fit-out of 518 vehicles by the end victims were sometimes to-face with offenders. reluctant to come face-toof 2014. face with offenders. the association has he also asserted that finding volunteers with asked SAPol for a comprehensive general order sufficiently similar features to those of the relevant on the operation of the AVl project, which should suspects was sometimes problematic. include the: “legislative amendment will introduce provisions • details of any AVl device testing regime and how that allow for broader use of photographic faulty devices will be identified. identification, and not just in exceptional • establishment and maintenance of protocols for the verification of AVl data. circumstances,” Mr Carroll explained in the Police • establishment and maintenance of protocols Journal (April 2011). for the storage, analysis and provision of “Photographs allow for a wider choice of images and are able to feature persons of similar AVl data.

• Use of AVl data in the investigation of critical appearance more readily, particularly in cases in which suspects bear unusual physical features.” incidents.

• Use of AVl data in the investigation of criminal, the amendments to the general order became conduct and coronial matters. operative on July 7.

uNiFORM TESTiNG More CSIro testing of police uniforms has not uncovered traces of harmful disperse dyes. the Police Association commissioned the testing after receiving test results from the CSIro that showed the uniforms were free of excessive levels of heavy metals, formaldehyde and detergent residues (Industrial, Police Journal, June 2014).

SAPol is currently seeking its own independent scientific analysis of the uniform fabric. the association will continue to arrange alternatives for members suffering from allergic reactions to the uniform.

Members can view the CSIro chemical analysis report on the Police Association website (PASAweb).

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Police Club Captains programme The Police Club has launched an exciting new initiative in line with its modernization and expansion of services to its members and supporters.

The Club Captains programme kicked off

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efforts at the end of the year.”

club ambassadors. Each strives to generate the most support he or she can for the club and, ultimately, win the coveted Commissioner of the Police Club award.

“All Police Association members and holders of Police Club membership cards receive

Many initiatives – the club’s industry forum luncheons and graduates’ dinners, the Police Credit Union’s Payday Lunch Series, and the outdoor dining – have helped keep the club thriving and vibrant.

The Club Captains programme now ranks among those success stories.

special member prices, with discounts on

It has proved critical in keeping the club

food and drinks,” club manager Bronwyn

contemporary and relevant.

Hunter explained.

FISH 800g NT barramundi skin on 2 tbsp olive oil Salt Pinch of cumin powder CHArGrILLED vEGETABLES 100g each of green & red capsicum 100g carrot 100g zucchini

Directions GrEEN COCONUT SAUCE Add oil to a frying pan, combine onion, garlic & ginger and cook until slightly brown, then add Thai green paste & coconut milk & bring to the boil. Finish off with the rest of the ingredients and leave aside.

LEMON rICE Steam Jasmine rice and mix with lemon zest, pinch of salt and tablespoon of butter.

CHArGrILLED vEGETABLES Cut the vegetables in strips. Keeping the vegetables separate, season them with olive oil, salt & pepper.

Chargrill them separately until cooked, then mix them together.

FISH Use paper towel to pat the fish dry & season both sides.

Heat a large stainless steel pan over a medium high heat for a few minutes. Add the olive oil then carefully add the barramundi, skin up first, to cook for 30 seconds. Flip over the fish to finish off in the oven at 200 degrees for about five minutes or so depending on the thickness of the fish.

Serve the fish on a bed of the rice & vegetables topped with the cilantro green coconut sauce. Serves 4.

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relaxed marijuana laws a risk No legitimate international medical group thinks marijuana a safe drug

POLiCE

officers are no doubt watching to see if Australia follows the example of some US states on marijuana laws. Colorado and Washington have recently legalized the drug for recreational use, and several other states permit the use of “medical marijuana”.

Medical authorities wanted to relax restrictions on the use of marijuana back at the turn of the century (2000) because of increasing use and availability. evidence from Australian psychiatrists at that time showed increasing schizophrenia. the direct association between permanent brain damage and marijuana had become obvious. the poison in normal cigarettes is the smoke, while nicotine causes the addiction. With marijuana, the poison is the marijuana itself. So, to the user, it brings mind-altering properties and, if he or she smokes it, lung disease as well.

And, for those who take marijuana by different means (eating it), there is still the brain damage. now, internationally, no legitimate medical groups think marijuana a safe drug. It is associated with: • A decrease in motivation and concentration.

• difficulties with memory.

• difficulties with the ability to learn new tasks.

• decreased sex drive.

• lowered sperm count.

• Irregular menstrual cycles. the active chemical, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (thC), is found in the resin that covers the flowering tops and upper leaves in the female plant. the thC gives the user the alteration in mood and the “high”. the three main forms – marijuana, cannabis resin (hashish) and cannabis oil – are made to get the thC (which is fat-soluble) absorbed through the lungs

or swallowing. Its fat-solubility makes it generally unsuitable for injection. thC slows down messages from the brain to the body. the de-motivational syndrome associated with cannabis is what leads to early dropout and lack of achievement. It appears that the risk is higher for young people who start at a younger age.

Claims of legitimate use of thC for medical problems relate to: • Stimulating appetite in people with AIdS. • treating glaucoma.

• Possibly treating aspects of multiple sclerosis.

• helping with palliative care (decreasing nausea and reducing anxiety). the recreational user looks to benefit from the relaxation, but serious side effects – such as panic attacks, the loss of control of thoughts, paranoia and acute psychosis – are now clearly linked to marijuana use. for years the conversation has focussed not on marijuana causing psychosis but on the mentally ill turning to nicotine and thC to self-medicate. that argument has been settled as we now know that marijuana actually causes mental illness, even if it was not present in the first place. the children of mothers who used marijuana during pregnancy exhibit, in some studies, problems with neurological development. Marijuana use during adolescence, when the brain is still developing, might have deleterious effects on neural development and, later, cognitive functioning.

Studies suggest a genetic contribution to dependence on alcohol, cannabis, tobacco and other drugs. this means that one is likely to become hooked on something because of his or her genetic makeup.

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very addictive. estimations are that 32 per cent of tobacco users will become addicted, as will 23 per cent of heroin users, 17 per cent of cocaine users, and 15 per cent of alcohol users.

Cocaine and heroin are more physically harmful while nicotine is much more addictive. It is much harder to quit smoking cigarettes than it is to quit smoking marijuana. thC can be detected in the bloodstream several minutes after inhalation. When marijuana is taken orally, absorption can take longer – between one and three hours. once in the bloodstream, it is transported through the body and can reside in the fat stores of organs. the psychogenic effects can last up to eight hours.

Most researchers agree that urine tests for marijuana can detect the presence of the drug in the body for up to 13 days. long-term exposure to marijuana poses a risk of irreversible cognitive impairment in children and pre-pubescent adolescents. the effects on adults have been less certain, with the proof of brain damage less clear-cut.

Initially, there was thought to be no irreversible effects on the adult brain. the real change in evidence in the last 10 years is that brain damage occurs with any use. It is just hard to prove that effect on the brain when it first starts.

Just as we now say that there is no safe amount of alcohol for pregnant women, we can also say we do not know of any safe amount of marijuana.

US changes in regulation of the use of marijuana are expected to be associated with increased medical problems and brain damage. harm minimization might be an argument for legalization of marijuana but it does not mean the drug can be used risk-free.

motoriNG Jim Barnett

A breeze to drive it delivers power, space and a smooth, quiet ride – all with little effort

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the third-generation US-built toyota Kluger is entirely new, except for its carry-over engine. this SUV comes with new technologies, better equipment levels and more interior space.

technologies, better equipment levels and more interior space.

DESiGN All new models are seven-seaters; and new Kluger comes in three equipment grades (gX, gXl and grande) and a choice of 2Wd or AWd. A longer, wider body coupled with new doublewishbone rear suspension brings about greater passenger and cargo space. All seats recline and sit farther forward to provide easier entry to the third row.

Kluger’s completely new dash layout features soft-touch surfaces and large, central lCd display screens. A 6.1-inch unit on gX and gXl delivers a range of toyota link apps, rear camera, voice recognition, Bluetooth and iPod connectivity, and USB/aux inputs.

Upmarket grande has an eight-inch screen with satellite navigation and dAB+ digital radio.

A huge roll-top centre console bin sits between the front seats, as does a sizeable tray under the dashboard. rear cargo space is 195 litres greater and enormous with both rear seat rows folded.

Kluger’s completely new, athletic-looking body features a bold new grille and tailgate lip spoiler.

VALuE FOR MONEy At $40,990, entry gX (2Wd) is $2,200 cheaper than the previous seven-seat equivalent. Standard items include: • Air conditioning with vents to all seat rows.

• Alloy wheels with a full-size spare.

• fog lamps.

• three 12-volt accessory sockets.

• reach/rake adjustable steering with controls for audio, phone and central display.

• Auto headlamps.

• Cargo blind. gXl (2Wd) costs $49,990 and also has: • three-zone climate-control air conditioning.

• Smart entry and Smart start.

• ten-way power-adjustable driver’s seat.

• leather seats with front seat heaters. the top-spec 2Wd grande ($63,990) is so well equipped it could wear a lexus badge. Additional equipment includes: • electric sunroof.

• Power-operated tailgate.

• Second-row sunshades.

• rear-seat Blu-ray player.

• led headlights with auto high beam.

• heated and cooled front seats.

• Additional safety systems. optional on all models is a new, lighter all-wheeldrive system which adds $4,000 to 2Wd prices.

SAFETy All Kluger models come with: • front, front side, curtain (to all seat rows) and driver’s knee airbags.

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daytime running lights. hill-start assist. reversing camera. rear parking sensors. traction and stability control systems.

ABS brakes with brake assist.

Blind-spot monitoring as well as lane-departure and pre-collision warning systems also feature on grande.

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STATS Kluger’s sole drive-train consists of a powerful 3.5-litre (201kW) V6 petrol engine coupled with a new six-speed automatic transmission with manual mode. Acceleration is impressive: 0-100 km/h between 8.3 and 8.7 seconds (depending on model). fuel economy, according to toyota, is between 10.2 and 10.6 litres/100km. Braked towing capacity is 2,000kgs.

ON ThE ROAD the big V6 goes about its job effortlessly. Kluger is smooth, quiet and a breeze to drive. the new six-speed transmission has excellent shift qualities and makes the most of the impressive V6.

With its pleasant interior, Kluger offers good visibility, high comfort levels and a quality ride.

ramping up the power Which makes it one of the most powerful four-cylinder turbo diesel wagons around the ute-based holden Colorado 7 wagon has undergone an upgrade for 2014, just 12 months after its introduction.

It now boasts more power and extra equipment.

DESiGN Colorado 7 sits on a solid ladder chassis and scores all-coil suspension and four-wheel disc brakes.

It is a big, brawny wagon with a chunky grille, short front and rear overhangs, and alloy wheels.

Both models are extra roomy and offer good visibility and seating for seven in three rows. the second-row seats recline, fold flat and tumble forward. two third-row seats provide sufficient room for adults for a short trip.

Although sizeable, the cargo space is compromised by its shallow depth: the third-row seat backs become the floor when folded. the dash layout is functional but has too much hard plastic. Plenty of storage bins and drink holders feature around the cabin but door pockets could be larger. Also lacking is steering-wheel reach adjustment.

Useful inclusions are four 12-volt sockets, USB/aux sockets and roof-mounted air-conditioning vents for the second and third seat rows.

Standard equipment on both models includes: height-adjustable headlights. fog lamps.

Alarm. roof rails.

Side steps.

Cruise control with digital speed setting. full-function trip computer including battery monitor, digital speedometer and speed warning.

• Mylink Infotainment system featuring a seven inch colour screen, smartphone integration, Siri eyes free mode, Internet radio and Bluetooth connectivity.

• Air conditioning.

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SAFETy Colorado 7 retains its five-star AnCAP safety rating. new safety equipment on both models includes: • front-seat side airbags.

• reversing camera.

• rear parking sensors.

• trailer-sway control.

• hill-start assist.

• hill-descent control.

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Colorado 7 has few rivals in this area. Both lt ($46,990) and ltZ ($50,490) are serious diesel/auto 4Wd family wagons at SUV prices.

Power is up from 130kW to 147kW while torque has increased from 470nm to a massive 500nm. this makes Colorado 7 one of the most powerful four-cylinder turbo diesel 4Wd wagons available. drive is to the rear wheels through a six-speed auto with manual mode and a limited-slip rear differential. the two-speed transfer case has shift-onthe-fly capability (2Wd-4h). Braked towing capacity is 3,000kg. fuel economy, according to holden, is 9.2 litres/100km.

ON ThE ROAD Colorado 7 is no Prado, particularly regarding engine noise and harshness. But it settles down on the highway and becomes a smooth cruiser with effortless power delivery.

While the ride is firm, sometimes even a little harsh, it corners well and handles rough tracks with ease. good low-range reduction, an efficient hill-descent system and reasonable ground clearance enhance its off-road ability.

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Value in reassessing the home loan Paul Modra Executive Manager – Member Value and Distribution, Police Credit Union Savings worth thousands of dollars might well come from a plan to refinance

only at times of major events – the birth of a child, a move interstate, a new job.

But thorough reassessment could result in savings worth thousands of dollars. refinancing was, for Const Price, the best means of reducing his weekly expenses, and it could be for others, too. lower interest rates, reduced repayments and consolidating debts should all be high on the mortgagor’s wish list when Antony Price with personal banker Glenn Lewis it comes to finance deals.

Both loan types, fixed and variable, have their advantages. A fixed rate remains the same contacted my bank to arrange the direct debits to for the period for which you choose to fix it, and so be transferred over to my new credit union account.” provides peace of mind. It also helps the mortgagor through this simple process of consultation and to budget effectively. refinancing, Police Credit Union members could A variable rate has more flexibility as it allows secure better lifestyles, or home ownership sooner than expected. borrowers to make extra repayments and redraw the equity in their homes. experienced Police Credit Union personal It all came together for Const Price after he sat bankers are available to take a look at individuals’ down for a consultation with Police Credit Union personal situations and provide the best solutions. personal banker glenn lewis. glenn undertook a this involves a financial health check, during which the banker looks to provide options for review of Const Price’s personal circumstances and, soon after, offered him the loan that saved him freeing up the client’s income. $9,000 per year. these options might include a better interest As much as this extraordinary saving impressed rate, use of the equity in one’s home to consolidate Const Price, so too did the personal service he a personal loan, or using equity for an investment received. As a result, he moved all his banking over property to increase wealth. from his now former bank (one of the big four) to the getting a better deal through Police Credit Union Police Credit Union. could save a borrower thousands of dollars over the “It was painless,” he said. life of his or her loan. And that creates the means “Catherine at the tea tree Plus with which to fulfil other important needs, such as lower interest rates, reduced repayments and buying a new car or taking a well-earned holiday. branch managed the process.

I just had to provide a few pay And, of course, there’s always the option of consolidating debts should all be high on the paying off the home loan earlier by maintaining slips and sign a few forms. mortgagor’s wish list when it comes to finance deals.

Police Credit Union even existing repayments.

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grove police officer Antony Price is $9,000 better off per year after taking one of the smartest financial decisions of his life. And it was a simple case of consulting a Police Credit Union personal banker, listening to good advice and, ultimately, refinancing his mortgage.

Among the overwhelmingly positive spinoffs Constable Price enjoyed was freed-up cash, with which he was able to buy a new family car. that was a priority back then, in february 2013, because he wanted to start a family; and, in just a few weeks, he is to become a parent.

“If I didn’t refinance, there is no way that I would have been able to afford a new car,” he said. “Moving my mortgage was a financial decision but, being with the PCU, you get treated better. It’s more client-friendly.

“And, being a police officer, there’s a few more perks with PCU; and having the personal relationship with (personal banker) glenn lewis definitely helped.”

With his former lender, Const Price was paying a mortgage of $500 a week but now, with a Police Credit Union home loan, saves around $180 per week. this time of the year, tax time, is one of the best for mortgagors to review their home loans. they should ask themselves the obvious: whether or not they have the best deals. too many mortgagors are too casual about reassessing their home loans. they seem to do it

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Free Legal Service for Police Association Members, Their Families & Retired Members.

Leading Adelaide law firm, Tindall Gask Bentley is the preferred legal service provider of the Police Association, offering 30 minutes of free initial advice and a 10% fee discount.

To arrange a preliminary in-person or phone appointment contact PASA on (08) 8212 3055.

Have you or a family member been injured in a car accident?

Tindall Gask Bentley acts in more motor vehicle accident claims that any other law firm in SA. Gary Allison & Richard Yates can provide free preliminary legal advice on your entitlements to compensation. They can also help with Workers Compensation, public liability & medical negligence claims.

Family Law Matrimonial, De Facto & Same Sex Relationships • Children’s Issues • Child Support matters

• Property Settlements • “Pre Nuptial” style Agreements

Appointments with Wendy Barry (Accredited Family Law Specialist) & Dina Paspaliaris.

Commercial Law • General business advice • Real estate & property advice

• Business transactions • Commercial disputes & dispute resolution

Appointments with Giles Kahl & Michael Arras.

Wills & Estates • Wills & Testamentary Trusts • Enduring Powers of Attorney • Enduring Guardians

• Advice to executors of deceased estates • Obtaining Grants of Probate • Estate disputes

Appointments with Michael Arras & Rosemary Caruso.

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Managing the family law court process Dina Paspaliaris Partner, Tindall Gask Bentley Lawyers A lawyer can explain your legal rights and represent you at your hearings

• on the day of your hearing, arrive early at the however, if you are involved in the court process and comply with the procedures of the court, a courthouse so you are relaxed and have the resolution should be imminent. opportunity to look up your courtroom on the If you have a lawyer acting on court list (in the foyer of the your behalf, it is important to listen family law courthouse). you the more organized to his or her advice and provide should also consider bringing you are the speedier a support person, even though the instructions and information he or she requires to adhere to the he or she won’t be able speak on the resolution. your behalf. court process.

• If you are self-represented, when If you choose not to obtain independent legal advice and decide to be selfyou enter the courtroom you will need to speak represented, it is important that you understand with the court associate/officer and let him or the orders that are made by the court and what her know you are self represented. you will then need to take a seat in the courtroom and wait for the court is expecting of you.

If you are served with an application, it is your matter to be called on. When your matter important to deal with the application head-on, is called on, you should make your way to the rather than avoid the court process. bar table. If you have a lawyer acting for you, he tips for handling the family court process: or she will speak on your behalf to the judge or • If you have not yet obtained legal advice, do so. federal magistrate.

• decide whether to instruct a lawyer to act on • When addressing the judge or federal magistrate, your behalf throughout the court process or you should always address him or her as represent yourself. “your honour”.

• Be prepared for the first hearing and do your • Be prepared with the list of the orders you are research. for example, you can use the family seeking. remember the interim orders that are Court website (www.familylawcourts.gov.au) made will determine how your case will progress in the court system. the more organized you are to gather as much information as possible for the speedier the resolution. your case. remember, if you comply with the interim orders • Prepare your responding documents, which it is the first step to a quicker resolution. the length outline your case of argument, and have evidence to support your case (a lawyer can also do this of your matter will also depend on the complexity for you). of your case and the co-operation of the other party.

• Visit the court precinct before your If you are served with an application, actual court case to familiarize yourself with the court surroundings. it is important to deal with the application tindall gask Bentley lawyers provides free initial this will ease your nerves on your advice through a legal advisory service to Police head-on, rather than avoid the court process. first day at court.

Association members and their families, and retired

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average life of a current family law Court matter (both in the family Court and federal Magistrates Court) is about 12 months.

As a family lawyer practising in Adelaide for more than a decade, I have noticed an improvement of time frames for matters in the family law courts.

If you and your former partner cannot reach an agreement about a property settlement or your children’s living arrangements, your matter may be heard before a judge or federal magistrate.

If this happens, it is important to obtain legal advice. A lawyer will explain your legal rights and help you understand what orders you are able to seek from the judge or federal magistrate.

A lawyer will represent you at your hearings, but you should also attend to hear what occurs and be actively involved in your matter. the judge or federal magistrate makes “interim orders” and directions, which enable parties to obtain and exchange information to assist in either negotiating a settlement or obtaining a determination from the court. the orders guide the parties through the court process and the aim of the interim orders – if complied with by both parties – is to lead to a speedier resolution of your matter.

If the interim orders are not complied with, the resolution of the matter might be delayed.

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members. to make an appointment, members should contact the association (8212 3055).

Books

Noose

The Peculiar Case of the electric Constable

Under Siege

The inside Man

Author Xavier duff Publisher the five Mile Press RRP $32.95

Author Carol Baxter Publisher oneworld RRP $19.99

Author Belinda neil Publisher harlequin Mira RRP $29.99

Author Jeff Abbott Publisher hachette Australia RRP $29.99

Some 1,700 people were hanged in Australia before capital punishment was abolished. noose examines some of the most controversial cases.

While hanging was apparently reserved for the worst crimes, mainly murder, some were hanged for substantially less. the very first, in 1788, was thomas Barrett, a first fleeter and talented engraver hanged for stealing food.

Some others committed their capital offences in the grip of severe mental illness. there was the poverty-stricken music teacher edward Williams, driven by depression and despair to kill his own children. And elizabeth Woolcock, hanged for killing her violent husband. the Myall Creek Massacre, in which seven stockmen were hanged for the slaughter of 28 Aboriginal people, is also detailed. So, too, is the controversial 1967 case of Pentridge Prison inmate ronald ryan, the last man executed in Australia.

John tawell was a sincere Quaker, but a sinning one. Convicted of forgery, he was transported to Sydney, where he opened Australia’s first real pharmacy and made a fortune.

When he returned home to england after 15 years, he thought he would be welcomed. Instead he was shunned. then, on new year’s day 1845, tawell boarded the 7:42pm train to london Paddington. Soon, men arrived chasing a suspected murderer – but the 7:42 had departed. the great Western railway was experimenting with a new-fangled device, the electric telegraph, so a message was sent: a “Kwaker” man was on the run. the trial – which became a sensation, involving no apparent weapon, much innuendo, and a pious man desperate to save his reputation – ushered in the modern communication age. this is a true tale of murder and scientific revolution in Victorian england.

Belinda neil confronted death almost every day as a police hostage negotiator and homicide investigator.

Under Siege traces her journey from wide-eyed rookie to a spell in undercover drugs operations, homicide investigation and the elite nSW Police force hostage negotiation team. the high-pressure job of hostage negotiator took neil from one crisis to the next, her call-outs anything from suicide attempts to hostage situations, high-risk search warrants to kidnappings, with her own safety frequently on the line.

As the stress began to mount and her personal life crumbled, neil found herself on a cliff edge staring into the deep gully below, suicide note written, contemplating the very thing she was trained to talk others out of.

But she chose another path and her eventual diagnosis with post-traumatic stress disorder meant the long road to healing could begin.

When Sam Capra’s best customer – and friend – is murdered outside his Miami bar, Capra decides to seek justice. determined to figure out the connection between his friend’s death and a beautiful stranger, Capra infiltrates the Varelas, one of Miami’s most prominent – and dangerous – families. he faces a powerful but unstable mastermind intent on dividing his business empire between his three very different adult children. It’s not long before Capra realizes that these formidable siblings may hold murderous secrets of their own.

Capra is drawn into this shadowy family of drama, amplifying painful echoes of his own shat tered relationships as he goes undercover.

And, in his quest to unearth the killer before his cover is blown, he discovers one of the world’s “dark corners”, where laws are inconsequential, and no amount of money or power can save you.

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We’re all going soon. All of us. Pastor len warn them that the boy he’s not to… the last words of Pamela May donald (1961 – 2012).

Black thursday. the day that will never be forgotten. the day that four passenger planes crashed at almost exactly the same moment, at four different points around the globe. there are only four survivors. three are children, who emerge from the wreckage seemingly unhurt. But they are not unchanged. the fourth is Pamela May donald, who lives just long enough to record a voice message on her phone. A message that will change the world. the message is a warning.

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Weaving together two of frank Miller’s classic stories with new tales, the town’s most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more notorious inhabitants. newcomers Juno temple and Jeremy Piven join the all-star cast, including Mickey rourke, Bruce Willis, rosario dawson, Jessica Alba, and Jaime King who will be making their return to Sin City: A dame to Kill for.

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tasting

Friday, august 29 6pm – 8pm

Sample from 200 new-release Australian and New Zealand wines Cheese tastings and Feast Fine Foods hors d’oeuvres Meet Winestate’s Peter Jackson (left) for the rundown on your favourite drops * Door prizes * Police Wine Club raffle * Special Wine Club dinner menu available * Live entertainment Wine Club members – free entry Non-members – $15 cover charge applies All Winestate subscribers to claim free ticket for Wine of the Year tasting at the Wine Centre on September 4

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kleine rust AfriCape Wines, Qld www.africapewines.com

kleine rust Pinotage rosé Pinotage makes great rosé wines. the purity and expression of fruit is a direct reflection of the South African sun.

A strawberry soufflé at its best, this wine shows ample summer fruits on the nose. It is highly concentrated with raspberry, cherries and ripe peach and apricot notes. these flavours are carried forward onto the palate ending in a rich, soft aftertaste.

Blend: 98 per cent Pinotage, 2 per cent Muscat de Alexandrie. the juice was allowed skin contact with the grapes for a maximum of six hours. It is separated from the skins and then inoculated with a homemade brew of yeast typical to aromatic white varieties.

It is fermented cold in stainless steel tanks over a period of two to three weeks between 11 degrees and 15 degrees Celsius. It is then left for a short while afterward on its fermentation lees to extract even more flavour.

kleine rust red nice dark berry flavours and some pepper spice on the nose. the palate is soft, sumptuous, juicy and round with elegant tannins and lots of berry fruit. this also allows some natural fermentation to take place. the juice is then inoculated with a homemade brew of yeasts including three different strains on both the Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

It is fermented in stainless steel tanks between 24 degrees and 28 degrees Celsius and kept on its skin for the full period of fermentation with regular pump-overs and press-throughs.

After fermentation, the freerun juice is drained and the skins are only slightly pressed. It finishes malolactic fermentation in a stainless steel tank with some oak staves added. the wine then matures after several rackings in the tank with oak staves for nine months.

Varieties: Pinotage, Shiraz.

kleine rust White the nose expresses strong guava, orange and pear-drop notes. the palate shows luscious ripe tropical fruit with a hint of grass, a lingering aftertaste of grapefruit and a zesty acidity.

It is a great accompaniment to spicy chicken dishes or fresh Caesar salads. the grape juice is allowed some skin contact with the grapes. the juice always partially goes through a native yeast fermentation before it is inoculated with a special brew of different commercial yeasts.

It is fermented cold in stainless steel tanks over a period of two to three weeks at temperatures between 11 degrees and 15 degrees Celsius and left on its primary fermentation lees for at least three months before refinement and bottling.

Varieties: 83 per cent Chenin Blanc, 17 per cent Sauvignon Blanc.

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The last Shift TONy BAKER (1) PhiL BuTTERWORTh (2) PETER CRANWELL (3) JOhN CARR MiCK DELANy (4) RiCK DESENGO ANDREW hOWLAND BRENTON iNGLiS (5) TONy JONES (6) KERRy MCCLOuD (7) BRETT MiTChELL (8) JiMi MORRiS

SNR CONST 1C LiNDA STEGMEyER Officer Training and Development 30 years’ service Last day: 07.05.14 Comments…

“I have been fortunate to have met, known and worked with numerous terrific people, sworn and unsworn. “this has provided me with wonderful memories, friendships and numerous laughs along the way.

“I have experienced SAPol from varied perspectives within the city and country environments.

“Unfortunately, my health has dictated my departure but I look forward to a future spending time with family and friends.”

JOhANNES PELZER DAViD PLuCK (9) ANThONy SCOTT BRiAN SMiTh (10) GORDON SMiTh (11) LiNDA STEGMEyER (12) DuNCAN STEWART (13)

SERGEANT GORDON SMiTh Dog Operations unit 28 years’ service Last day: 10.07.14 Comments…

“I thank all members of the association for their assistance and support over the years.”

SNR CONST BRENTON iNGLiS Adelaide Police Station 38 years’ service Last day: 04.08.14 Comments… “thanks for all your help and assistance.”

SERGEANT PETER CRANWELL Events Project Team 41 years’ service Last day: 25.07.14 Comments… “rick desengo and I are the last serving members of Course 111 from 1973.

“I thank and wish the best to every person sworn but also the non-sworn.

“I also thank the Police Association which created the foundation for the benefits and pay rises we have all received over the journey.

“I leave with no regrets but rather a lifetime of fantastic memories.”

Sergeant Brett Mitchell South Coast Traffic 41 years’ service Last day: 11.07.14 Comments…

“I thank all employees, delegates and members (past and present) for their tireless efforts to ensure a fair workplace for all members.

“My SAPol sandwich has been two thick pieces of bread consisting of the conditions, wages and safe environment in which I have worked due to the efforts of the association and the camaraderie, laughter and interesting things I have seen and done.

“I have seen the road toll slide from about 380 to 100 deaths per year.

Many factors have affected that reduction and I fully believe that the work of dedicated traffic officers has had a substantial impact on that toll.”

Mitchell (above) on Beulah road on the scooter he used to ride to work, and (right) on the same bike in the city

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DETECTiVE BREVET SGT JOhN CARR Sturt CiB 41 years’ service Last day: 10.07.14 Comments…

“I thank the association for all its good work and support during my 41-year career.”

DETECTiVE BREVET SGT TONy JONES Major Fraud Section 42 years’ service Last day: 11.07.14 Comments…

“It only seems like yesterday when I walked through the gates at the police academy. little did I know that this was the start of my lifelong career, which I have thoroughly enjoyed.

“Since August, 19 9 6, I have maintained secondary employment as a conductor on the interstate passenger trains such as the ghan, the Indian Pacific and the overland. “for the next few years I’m going to continue the journey.”

SNR CONST 1C KERRy MCCLOuD Communications Centre 37 years’ service Last day: 11.07.14 Comments…

“I was lucky enough to have achieved my goal for joining SAPol to be a police dog-handler.

I finished my career at Communications.

“I have reflected on what I would do if I had my time again. Would I join SAPol? In a heartbeat.

“I know I will miss the job and those people who have enriched my life. I thank Ian hutchinson, Mar y Johnson and richard thompkins for their support. I thank the Police Association for fighting for the working conditions we enjoy.”

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CONSTABLE RiCK DESENGO Golden Grove Police Station 41 years’ service Last day: 23.07.14 Comments…

“I thank the Police Association for being there for me over all these years, particularly in recent years.

“My thanks also to Snr Sgt Ken “Jock” Mclean (retired) and Inspector Peter duance for their support during difficult times when my health was poorly.

“I have met and worked with many individuals, both sworn and civilian, and I thank them all for their friendship. they all have my respect.”

ChiEF iNSP BRiAN SMiTh Communications Group 43 years’ service Last day: 25.07.14 Comments…

“I thank all of those who have worked both with and for me. It has been a pleasure to travel the journey with you and, yes, I would do it again.

“We need to remember that SAPol’s greatest asset is its staff and I acknowledge senior officers who gave me that belief: Sid Shepherdson (rIP), John Beck, neil McKenzie and Burnie o’Malley.

“I also thank the Police Association for its assistance, both on a personal note and within the workplace. If not for the association, many an injustice could prevail.”

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SNR CONST 1C PhiL BuTTERWORTh Far North highway Patrol 43 years’ service Last day: 11.07.14 Comments…

“I have always considered SAPol to be one big family and will miss the comradeship and value the friendships made during that time.

“I thank the Police Association for its valued support over the years.”

SNR CONST TONy BAKER Sturt Traffic 40 years’ service Last day: 23.07.14 Comments…

“I thank the association for its support and hard work to achieve the pay and working conditions that we now have.

“I have worked with some amazing people and have made lifelong friends. I wish everyone well in their future careers.”

CONSTABLE JiMi MORRiS Transit intel 4 years’ service Last day: 23.07.14 Comments…

“I thank the Police Association for the role it plays and the support it offers us.

“I have enjoyed my time at Port Adelaide and transit and meeting good people along the way.”

SNR CONST 1C JOhANNES PELZER Communications 42 years’ service Last day: 23.07.14 Comments…

“I thank the Police Association for trying to keep the bastards honest. Best wishes to all those left.”

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The last Shift delany (left) in 1978 and (above) in 2000

DETECTiVE SGT ANThONy (DEANE) SCOTT internal investigation Section 43 years’ service Last day: 25.07.14 Comments…

“Many people have mentored and/or inspired me or been fantastic to work with. I thank all of them for their friendship and companionship. “for her support, I thank my wife, ros, who I have been with for most of the 43 years.

“I thank the Police Association for all the great pay rises and the improved working conditions gained over the years.

“I recall that, when I first joined, police officers were the poor cousins of the other government employees; and, despite don dunstan stealing part of one of our pay rises many years ago, we are now well paid and that is all to the association.

“Anyone who is not a member of the association is a fool to themselves, especially if they get into legal difficulty.”

SNR CONST 1C DuNCAN STEWART Murray Bridge Prosecution 37 years’ service Last day: 25.08.14 Comments…

“It is now time to go and train a few greyhounds. Keep up the good fight. you guys do a great job.”

SNR SGT 1C ANDREW hOWLAND Forensic Services Branch 32 years’ service Last day: 29.07.14 Comments…

“I thank all Police Association members for the excellent pay and conditions they have achieved for all members and for the invaluable support and counsel provided to me at short notice. “thank you also to all those I have had the pleasure of working with, particularly the members of t&dS, forensic Services Branch. “thank you to everyone for their assistance and good company over the years.”

SNR CONST 1C DAViD PLuCK Transit Services Branch 23 years’ service Last day: 03.09.14 Comments…

“I wish my friends at Comcen and transit much happiness.

It was my privilege to work with some very professional and dedicated people.

“Keeping our transit systems safe through the devotion and professionalism of a number of members was always paramount.”

Sergeant Mick Delany Expiation Notice Branch 43 years’ service Last day: 30.07.14 Comments…

“I had the privilege and pleasure of working with some amazing people.

I will treasure the good times and the fond memories from all my postings. “thanks must also go to the Police Association for its pursuit of improved conditions and wages throughout the years. We have all benefited enormously as a result of its efforts. As an imminent pensioner, I can’t thank the association enough.

“I’m also grateful for the legal assistance provided to me by the association when I needed its help on a couple of occasions during my CIB service. All I can say is it pays to be an association member. “thanks once again to all my colleagues for their friendship and support.”

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Letters

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Motorcycle club

Society’s remarkable acquisitions

A small group of police motorcycle enthusiasts formed the South Australia Police Motorcycle Club in 1998. It now has nearly 70 members of various ranks and lengths of service. Some ride off-road and others on tarmac.

Members, families and associates regularly meet for organized rides and weekend getaways to different parts of the state. road rides generally take place in the warmer months and off-road rides in the cooler months on damper ground.

Sometimes, taking vastly different routes, both groups meet at particular venues for lunch.

In September, a dedicated group of tarmac (and some off-road) riders joins the annual Wall to Wall ride for remembrance, which concludes at the national Police Memorial in Canberra. dirt-lovers often trailer their bikes to off-road riding areas and single and motocross tracks around the state. the club promotes camaraderie, family and responsible motorcycling. offroad camps also offer a safe environment for young, inexperienced riders.

Members new to policing might not be aware of the club but are welcome to join. SAAS and MfS members are also welcome.

A $10 joining fee applies and new members are added to the club mailing list which advertises organized rides. facebook users can also apply to join the private group on request.

Members are entitled to discounts on parts and accessories from the club’s major sponsor (details available from the club). for more information, contact the president (detective Sgt Jim Andrew, James. A ndrew @ police.sa.gov.au, 0417 717 360) or secretary (Mick Klose, (Michael.Klose @ police.sa.gov.au, 0417 830 552). regards Stuart Knaggs Major Crash Investigation Section SAPMCC

SAPol celebrated 175 years since foundation on April 28, 2013. Between that date and April 27, 2014, the SA Police historical Society joined many areas within SAPol, hundreds of police officers, and many SAPol-associated organizations to commemorate the achievements of that period. on behalf of the historical Society I thank all those people who assisted us. through a series of events, the society promoted itself and provided education about police life and 175 years’ achievements. these activities, and the heightened awareness they generated, resulted in several remarkable acquisitions by and donations to the society.

hOLLOWAy FAMiLy MEDALS DONATiON former South Australian police officer Brian holloway (1943-1948) joined the Papua new guinea Police force in 1948 and rose to the rank of commissioner. he received the Queen’s Police Medal for distinguished service. his father and SAPol member, Percy, was awarded a King’s Police Medal for bravery.

Work-life balance critical

Brian’s grandson, retired corporal Ben roberts-Smith, was awarded a Victoria Cross for gallantry in Afghanistan.

Sue roberts-Smith (Brian’s daughter and mother of Ben) contacted the society and subsequently donated the King’s and Queen’s Police medals and several other items.

Included in the donation was a miniature of the Victoria Cross and all items are now on display in our museum.

hiSTORiCAL VEhiCLES COLLECTiON After months of negotiation, the society now has on display in its museum a 1921 Bianchi, the second police vehicle SAPol purchased in 1923. We have also recently acquired two 1980 Valiant patrol cars and a 1984 holden prison van.

COMMEMORATiVE BADGE SET As part of its commemoration, the historical Society produced a collectors’ set of cap badges. A few sets remain available for $175 (go to sapolicehistory.org for details).

Members are welcome to visit the museum on thursdays to view our ever-expanding collection of artefacts.

Bill Prior President SA Police historical Society

leaders must be open to the option of flexible working arrangements and consider the needs of all individuals. existing leave options are available to access if required but this might not be necessary where management understands the need for flexibility. this might apply to someone running an hour late for work because of an unwell child: he or she need not take the day off as sick or family carers’ leave. over time, family situations have become far more complex, with blended families, caring for elderly parents, and so on. regardless of who the main earners are in families, both women and men have a right to work-life balance.

As every-day pressures increase and impact on families, work-life balance is ever more important.

Meeting the demands of the family unit and juggling work commitments can put a strain on everyone. Add shift work to the mix and the pressure increases dramatically.

I have experienced this first-hand.

I’ve been married to a police officer for 24 years; and, in that time, I’ve felt like I’ve also been married to the job. My children and I have attended many family events without our father and husband.

I’ve lost count of the number of other partners who have come to me over the years to ask advice on how to cope with the demands their husbands’ job places on their families. the job comes with physical and mental stress which, along with family life, can impact on the individual and his or her home life.

Understanding from management is a key factor. recognizing the importance of supporting colleagues will ultimately benefit all by improving work performance. families bear the brunt if the dynamics at work are not right.

Police serve the community, putting themselves at the forefront for others. their families have to continually make compromises and allowances in order to support them.

As a result, families of police officers are often placed under great stress. everybody wins when there’s a balance between the commitments and pressures of work and those of the home.

Nora Thomas

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graduation: Course 7/2013 Wednesday, June 25, 2014

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5 house an 0 0 into a 2 d d smashe atio n e r in e picks an s a p ro b a th it h dore h s o m s, ra u c m the Co t fatal he saw o males in as ‘flying’. ith my fi rs w tw w y ). lt w a sh h e ra s d c e “I ld Princ . y in it (the s on the o , survived were nearl towards u a woman , of us. We t ve n ri o d fr le in was 16. l-drive four-whe four-whee 15 and he ant of the s p a u w c I c o n e e e on ith a photo letics wh died but th rough ath tle table w th lit t a e d e m a h e d-up to th rd and I Brad. W in the lea sh back ya married to lli so a t re o m o g s I r m , u 6 ly in o probab “In 20 0 g at home tional but ur weddin t was emo a h t We had o . it n o nts sitting y. of my pare lla, on the da n a th r e e c ond, e th ra g in d d and our s 9 we 0 0 e 2 m r e octob they drive appy and h ayley, in h , , n d u re ve a lo ild h e h c I didn’t . they’r f our two y little girls m because the first o igh-energ y own mu h m , d d o “We had n o ta g rs re g to unde 12. they a lice work. m learnin in April 20 rough po mother, I’ th a d g a in d e a rs . e h b ex t 2 0 y I did wit nuts. And ve r th e n ith her like o w b n o jo r my ti e c fo e g o in th all y we ll any conn works re w h e re I’ll e t s u ppy u o a o h b h a lly e Watc h was rea s e t id e a s ntually. I te r and th ave a ny ve s h e ro ’t d t n a a o ro d re “I on the as a g g o b ac k de laide h probably e aste rn A ld u o w l.”

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